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Welcome to the world of Mahjong!!!

Mahjong is an ancient game of skill and strategy, and also known as a Game of Thousand Intelligences.

It's played with tiles and traces its origins to China. The game became popular in the west during the early twentieth century. It is fast catching the fancy of ladies in India too. This blog strives to bring together people who play this fascinating game, put together rules and to put together some fun trivia !



The Special Hands


Limit / Full limit / 1000 count hands for East and South Wind rounds

1
Knitting
7 knits in any 2 suits
2
NEWS Knit
NEWS and 5 knits in any 2 suits
3
Dragon Knit
RWG + 1 extra dragon + 5 knits in 2 suits
4
Clean Pairs
7 pairs in any one suit … or with honours pairs
5
Dirty Pairs
A pair in each suit + pair of own wind /wind of the round  + pair of any dragon + any 2 pairs (Honors own pick).
6
Crochet
4 crochets + pair of your wind / wind of the round
7
Mixed Blossom
Pung of RED dragon + pair of GREEN dragon or vice versa + 3 mixed runs
8
Chinese Dragon
Pung of any dragon + one each of other Dragons + 3 mixed runs
9
Apple Blossom
Pung of WHITE dragon + pair of GREEN dragon or vice versa + 3 mixed runs
10
Breezy  Bees
Pung of your own wind / wind of the round + pair of any dragon + RES
11
Windy chi
NEWS + pair to your own wind / wind of the round + RES
12
Windy Crochet
NEWS + pair to your own wind / wind of the round + 3 crochets
13
Mini Buried
Any 3 pungs + a clean or mixed run and a pair
14
X MAS Tree
5 unpaired honors ( Honours OWN PICK)
+ 123 of one in suit + 456 of 2nd suit + 789 of 3rd suit
15
United Nations
NEWS + RWG + any other dragon/ wind…… and
16
Hitler’s Blunder
NEWS + pair to any wind + pung of any dragon + 2 mixed runs
17
CME
A pung and a pair of your own wind / wind of the round + pair of any  other wind + 3 mixed runs
18
Reverse CME
Pung of a wind + pair of a wind ( neither to be yours nor of round) + 3 mixed runs.                                                   
19
Mixed Noodles
A pung in any suit + clean run in a suit other than the pung + mixed run + crochet + a knit
20
NEWS hand
NEWS + 1 to 9 in any 1 suit + pair to any tile between 1 to 9
21
Command Hand
A pung , a pair and a run in one suit + 2 runs/ pungs in the same suit or 1  honour pung and the other run/ pung  in the same suit.
22
See how they run
2 identical clean runs in any 2 suits + 1 clean run in the 3rd suit + 1  mixed  run + a pair of not 1/ 9   
23
3 Philosophers
RWG + pair of own wind / wind of the round + RES
24
Hotch Potch
RWG + pung of any wind + 2 MR + a pair in any suit
25
Honeymoon couple
6 knits in 2 suits + a hidden pair of your own wind/ wind of the round
26
English Garden
Pung of wind + pung of dragon + 2 MR + a pair of 1 or 9
27
Pung Chi Hand
A pung and a chi in one suit + a pung and a chi in another suit + a knit in the two suits
28
Treveni
RWG + pair of your own wind/ wind of the round + 3 crochets       
                                                                

GLOSSARY

PAIR:             Two identical tiles ie. same number same suit.                                                             2 tiles
PUNG:           Three identical tiles ie. same number same suit.                                                           3 tiles
KONG:           Four identical tiles ie. same number same suit.                                                            4 tiles
KNIT:             Two tiles same number different suits.                                                                           2 tiles
CROCHET:  Three tiles same number same suit.                                                                                 3 tiles
CHI/ RUN:   Three consecutive number tiles of same suit.                                                                3 tiles
MR:                 Mixed Run or Mixed Chi: 3 consecutive number tiles of each of the three suits.   3 tiles
RWG:             One each of all the three dragons Red, White and Green.                                           3 tiles
NEWS :          One each of all the four winds North, East, West and South.                                     4 tiles
RES:                Run in each suit ie. any one three tile sequence in each of the three suits.             9 tiles


Double Limit/2000 hands for all rounds especially North wind

1
NEWS Razzle/Dazzle:
NEWS + 5 clean pairs in one suit
2
Dragon Razzle/Dazzle
RWG+ any 1 extra dragon + 5 clean pairs in one suit
3
News Hand
NEWS + pair to any wind + 1 to 9 in any 1 suit
4
Golden Staircase/ Golconda hand
Pung of any dragon+ pair of any wind (or vice versa)
+ 1 to 9 in any 1 suit
5
3 Philosophers
RWG+ pair of any wind+ 1 to 9 in any 1 suit
6
United Nations
NEWS+ RWG+ 7 continuous tiles in any one suit, i.e. 1-7, 2-8 or 3-9
7
Unique Wonders
NEWS+ RWG +any extra honour and crochet of 1 + crochet of 9
8
Hitler’s Blunder
NEWS + pung of any dragon + 7 continuous tiles in any one suit.
(1-7, 2-8 or 3-9)
9
X Mas tree
any 5 unpaired honours + 123 or 789 of each of the 3 suits (cannot call honour tiles)
10
Christmas Pudding
RWG+ pair to your own wind/wind of the round + a pung in suit + a crochet + a clean run
 (pung/clean run can be of the same/different suits)
11
Seven Sisters
seven continuous knits in any 2 suits, 1 to 7, 2 to 8 or 3 to 9
12
Heavenly twins
pairs of all honour tiles only ie., winds, dragons, 1’s and 9’s
13
Apple Blossom
Pung of White + pair of green + 3 clean runs in any one suit
14
Chinese Dragon
Pung of any dragon +  one each of other 2 Dragons
+ 3 clean runs in any  one suit
15
CME
Pung and pair of your wind/ wind of the round
+ 3 clean runs/chis in any one suit
16
Reverse CME
Pung of a wind and pair of a wind(Neither to be yours or that of the round) + 3 clean runs/chis in any one suit
17
Buried Treasure
any 4 pungs and a pair ( can mix suits and honour pungs)
18
Honour Buried Treasure 4000
any 4 pungs and a pair
( pungs and pair to be all honours … winds/  dragon/ 1s/9s)
19
Command Hand
Pung + pair + runs in one suit + 2 runs/pungs in the same suit or 2 honour pungs
20
See how they run
4 clean runs in any one suit + a pair in same suit but not of 1 or 9
21
Gates of Heaven
pung of 1 + pung of 9 + 2 to 8 + a pair to any tile between 2 to 8
(All in one suit)
22
Heads and Tails
4 pungs of only 1’s and 9’s + a pair  (no winds or dragons)
23
Dragon Fly
RWG + pair of  any wind + a pung in each suit
24
Windy Fly
NEWS + pair to any wind + a pung in each suit
25
Windy dragons
( 4000) 
NEWS + pair to any wind + a pung of each dragon RWG
26
Red Hand
(Goulash Hand)
Pung of red + 3 pungs of red boos + a red boo pair.

27
Green Hand
(Goulash Hand)
Pung of Green + 3 pungs of green boos + a green boo pair.

28
Ruby Hand
(Goulash Hand)
Pung of Red, 3 pung of cracks + a crack pair, if pungs are even then pair to be odd & vice versa
29
Pearl Hand
(Goulash Hand)
Pung of White, 3 pung of rings and a ring pair, if pungs are even then pair to be odd & vice versa
30
Red n Green Chilly
(Goulash Hand)
Pung of Red+ pung of Green + 1 red boo pung+ 1 green Boo pung and any boo pair
31
Escalara
Run from 1 to 9 in any one suit + another run in the same suit
+ pair of any wind / dragon         
32
Red Lantern
Pung of Red + pung of own  wind/ round + 1 to 7 in any one suit
+ a pair to a suit tile
33
Pung Chi Hand
A pung and a chi in one suit + a pung and a chi in another suit
+ a knit in the two suits but not of 1/9
34
Hotch Potch
Pung of any dragon + pung of own/ round wind
+ 2 clean runs in one suit + a pair in same suit
35
Flowering Bamboo
5 consecutive pairs of boos ie  + pair of green dragon
 + pair of   white dragon
36
Windy ones
NEWS + any wind + pungs of 1’s of each of the three suits
37
Windy nines
NEWS + any wind + pungs of 9’s of each of the three suits
38
Dragon twos
RWG + pung of own wind/ round
 + 4  odd pairs or 4 even pairs in any one suit
39
Red delight (4000)

Pair of white dragon + pair of your own wind
+ 5 continuous pairs in rings


Half  limit /500 count hands for South Wind rounds only ( all other hands may also be made in south round)


1
Windy Chi
NEWS + pair to any wind +  a run in each suit (RES)
2
Dirty pairs
A pair in each suit, and any 4 other pairs ( no honours)
3
Mr. Roberts
1 red + 1 green or a pair of White + 4 mixed runs/chis (own pick)
4
Hovering Angels
all 3 dragons + pair of any wind + a run in each suit
5
Any Damn Thing
3 clean runs + 1 mixed run OR viceversa and a pair not of 1 or 9
6
Crochet
4 ordinary crochets + a knit
7
Windy Crochet
NEWS + pair to any wind + 3 crochets
8
3 Philosophers
RWG + pair of any wind + RES
9
Silly bee
Pung of any wind + pair of any dragon  (Or vice versa) + RES

Comments

  1. Hey!!!! I love this format.
    Need to print it. Easy to remember and connect.

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    1. Hi Shilpi....wish we could get together and play again!

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    2. Hi Shilpi....wish we could get together and play again!

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    3. Hi Shilpi....wish we could get together and play again!

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  2. Suddenly the game seems approachable.. thank you for making it simple and easy to understand..

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  3. Per above, how is crochet different from a pung? Did you mean same number in three different suits, like triple knitting?

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    1. pung is same number same suit
      crochet is one tile of each suit, same number

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  4. superb.Best way to remember these hands.Thanks dear.

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